LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Sam Richardson, who had not even attempted a
pass all year, threw for 250 yards and four touchdowns Saturday night,
sparking Iowa State past Kansas 51-23 and handing the Jayhawks their
20th consecutive Big 12 loss.

Richardson led the Cyclones (6-5 overall, 3-5 Big 12) to touchdowns
on four straight possessions in the second quarter while taking a 38-17
lead. The redshirt freshman, virtually overlooked all year in the
Cyclones' jumbled quarterback picture, had previously seen only mop-up
duty in one game.

While going 23 for 27, Richardson spread his completions around to 12
different receivers. Six different Cyclones scored touchdowns.

For Kansas (1-10, 0-8), the final home game of the year sent a
bedraggled class of seniors out on the same sort of sour note which has
characterized their entire collegiate careers.

The fourth- and fifth-year seniors came aboard just as the Mark
Mangino-coached Jayhawks were winning two straight bowl games for the
first time in school history. The long-struggling program seemed headed
for the heights. But after starting the 2009 season 5-0, the Jayhawks
lost their next seven and now, counting this lopsided loss to Iowa
State, have dropped a stunning 36 of 42 games under three head coaches.

Kansas will need to win at West Virginia in its season finale on Dec.
1 to avoid its worst season since the 1988 Jayhawks finished 1-10.

It's also a bitter entry into the Big 12 for Kansas coach Charlie
Weis, who announced at midweek that he would pay the $3 charge for
anyone who wanted to buy a student ticket and come to the game.
Officials said it would be several days to know how many took him up on
his offer. But it appeared only a few hundred did.

Richardson replaced starter Steele Jantz on Iowa State's third
possession and immediately engineered a 10-play, 89-yard drive
connecting, with Josh Lenz for 30 yards and setting up Jeff Woody's
11-yard touchdown run for a 10-7 lead. Lenz also had a 14-yard touchdown
catch in the fourth quarter.

Tony Pierson rushed for 89 yards for Kansas, including a 55-yard
touchdown run in the second quarter, and caught a 37-yard scoring pass
from Dayne Crist in the fourth. But after his 55-yard score, Iowa State
answered immediately with Richardson's 11-yard scoring pass to Albert
Gary.

Durrell Givens recovered James Sims' fumble on the Jayhawks' next
possession, and five plays later Richardson connected with a wide-open
Aaron Horne on a 30-yard scoring play, making it 24-14.

The lead went to 31-14 a few minutes later when Richardson, following Woody's 43-yard run, dived over from the 1.

A 20-yard pass to Ernst Brun, capping a six-play, 57-yard drive,
completed the second-quarter blitz and put Iowa State on top 38-14.

Edwin Arceo kicked three field goals for the Cyclones, including a 51-yarder in the third quarter.